Selena

Labrador Retriever Mix

Born: 01/08/2012

Large

65 lbs

Female

Homeward bound-adopted!

Now living happily in Nebraska.

A call came in from Nyla, a good friend of Hearts United for Animals, and volunteer for Nebraska Dachshund Rescue. She was very upset because she had encountered a family selling very sick puppies in the parking lot of a store in Omaha. She begged them to turn the puppies over to her so she could get them help, but they would not. She got their information and called HUA to see what could be done. After a couple of days passed the people agreed to give up two of the puppies. They came to HUA and Justin, a cute little red fellow, fell very ill with parvo. He was rushed to the Animal Emergency Clinic in Omaha on a Friday night. Soon after his arrival a call came in that a little pup who looked just like Justin had arrived at the Emergency Clinic with instructions to euthanize. The clinic called us and asked if we would take over her care as they felt she could be saved. We said yes, absolutely. We then found out that she was rescued by a local group who could not afford her care and that she was in fact Justin's sister. They had one more boy who was also falling ill with parvo. We agreed to take over his care and they brought him to the Emergency Clinic immediately. While Justin, Selena and Jonah were being cared for Nyla and the other group were working to save two more. The same family had been keeping a total of six puppies in their bathtub. We had all but two of them, chocolate labs from another litter. We convinced the family that since the others were ill the labs would soon be ill as well. They agreed to give them up and met an HUA volunteer to hand them over. They were lethargic and bleeding and were rushed right to the Emergency Clinic to be with the others. As Sheldon and Spencer were arriving, Justin's brother Jordan who had been at HUA for a few days fell ill and was rushed in as well. That made a total of six sick puppies receiving emergency care in Omaha. The entire isolation ward at the clinic was full with HUA pups. They all received round the clock care with intravenous fluids and antibiotics. Miraculously, all six puppies survived and are ready to be put up for adoption.

Selena is a total sweetie pie. She loves her brothers but wishes sometimes they wouldn't act so, well, BOYISH. Like a true girly-girl, she does not prefer getting her picture taken without her hair just perfect and wishes she had a pretty pink collar to wear for her photos. We told her we are certain that her family will dress her up to her heart's content.

Buddy Messages (1)

Her Buddy, Jackie English, from Omaha, Nebraska, sent her this message: "Selena we hope you find your forever home soon. Jackie English and HUA alumni Wylie and Ryan" Selena sends Jackie, Wylie and Ryan many happy, grateful puppy hugs and kisses.

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Hearts United for Animals is a national no-kill shelter, sanctuary and animal welfare organization. Hearts United for Animals does long distance adoptions if there are safe flights and we have volunteers in the area to do a home visit. We require an application, references and a home visit to adopt one of our dogs. Our dogs are all spayed or neutered and are current on health care. We can cat test a dog if requested. If you are interested in adopting a dog, we can give you more information on each dog if you click the Adoption Info & Application link above. Buddies are people who support the dog and send them love while they are waiting for their new home. The dog does not live with the buddy.